Dr Celia Brigg Director (Skills)

North West Higher Level Skills Partnership

Success and Lessons Learnt

NW HLS Pathfinder

Aims

Brokerage

Business Link

NWAdvisors

Development of Provision

Sector Panels Funding

Brokerage

BLNW

Training

Discover HE

Guide

Joint VisitsSFEDI

Data

Focus

Development

Panel and Priorities

Bids and Assessment

Funding and ASNs

Monitoring and Support

Delivery

Outcomes and Outputs

Outcomes

Understanding of HE

Employer Links

Broker Knowledge

SSC Knowledge

Employer Knowledge

Informing Policy

Outcomes and Outputs

Outputs

>2000 HLS Referrals

>160 Specialist Advisor

Supported Referrals

>70 Courses

>400 Employers Involved

>£1.3m in kind contributions

from employers

Case Studies

THE Award

Outcomes and Outputs

THE Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative 2010

Lesson Learnt

Brokerag

e

•Knowledge

•Partnership

•Customer Focus

Development

•Partnership

•Wider relationships

•Flexibility

•Cultural Change

Overall

•New Partnerships

•Understand Demand

•New processes

•Understanding of HE

Thanks

AoCSFA

NWPNBLNW

SSCs

NWDAHEFCE

FE CollegesHEIs

NWUA

GONW

EmployersEmployees

Further Information

Workshops Case Studies

Website HLSP Team

www.nwua.ac.uk/hlsp